September 30, 2008

Much better day today! Got some advice from a friend to pray before the day begins and God will give you the grace to get through it, and boy was she right! It started off a little rough, but I could feel Him working on me all morning and it was awesome. Anyway..........

FIAR: J & P

Read The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills

FIAR Literature - discussed telling a story in a way other than written form, like in a quilt. FIAR workbook suggested discussing the stories of the quilt/rag coat from the story and then showing student something from your own home that had a story behind it. I was a bit nervous because I didn't think I had something like that but then I remembered the quilt my Mother made me about 10 years ago! It was made of all my old flannels and each piece she used was from some of my favorite shirts and I was able to tell J & P the stories behind them and the memories I got from looking at each piece. Also special because it reminded me of what a kind mother I had for her to make me such a special thing. J was way into it!

Math: J

SSM Workbook - pgs 34 & 35 - horizontal subtraction problems; writing number words; graphs and subtraction through graphs. J had lots of fun doing this, he loves graphs.

He saw that tomorrow is working on tally marks and is nervous about it, but I know he will have fun =)

Music: J & P

Read intro and chapters 1(John) & 2(Paul) of "Who Were The Beatles?" - went over birthdays, musical influences, hometown, WWII, and more. Tomorrow: Ringo and George!

Spelling/Writing: J

Had J sound out: sun, top, cat & pray. Had trouble with sun and pray, but did well with top and cat. Had him write out each word 3 or 4 times.

Coloring: P

Colored in kitten coloring book

Phys Ed: J, P & C

Took a walk after breakfast and before school. This tried my patience a bit because J & P kept fighting over who got to push Charlie in the stroller (among other things), but it was ok. I just made a mental note to plan ahead with timed turns, etc. for next time.